From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body, by the stripes and wounds I have received for preaching the gospel. (Witham)
Formerly it was not unusual to stamp certain characters on the bodies of soldiers, fugitives, and of domestics, purposely to distinguish them. There are three principal parts in this epistle. The first is the history of the vocation of St. Paul, chap. i. and ii.; the second is on justification and the abrogation of the law; the third is an exhortation to persevere in Christian liberty, to avoid its abuse, and to perform the various duties of a Christian.
